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From: Sharon Sergeant <>
Subject: DNA, Family Medical History and Records Access
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:29:31 -0400


THE MASSACHUSETTS GENEALOGICAL COUNCIL
Annual Meeting and Seminar
Saturday, April 22, 2006
The Conference Center at Marlborough, Massachusetts
Call 781-209-8861 or visit
http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/annualconference.htm

Get up to date info about DNA studies, the U.S. Surgeon General's Family
History Initiative, Record's Access Issues, and combining methodologies
for both beginner and advanced researchers!

The Massachusetts Genealogical Council is pleased to announce more
opportunities and features for this April 22 event:

DNA Breakout Session presented by the International Society of Genetic
Genealogy (ISOGG), New England Chapter, John Blair http://www.isogg.org/
and sponsored by Family Tree DNA http://www.familytreedna.com/

Record Access Panel guest:
Richard H. McCoy, Director of the Center for Health Statistics, Vermont
Department of Health - His oversight responsibilities include research
and statistics, the Vermont Cancer Registry, the Vermont Immunization
Registry, and the Office of Vital Records. Richard has worked in
federal and state government for the past ten years, including the U.S.
Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. His areas of expertise are
identity theft and fraud prevention, public health information systems,
and population trends.
http://ancestralmanor.com/?tabid=118


Full Program Summary:
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Vendors selling books and materials of genealogical interest will be
open from 8:00am to 3:30pm.

8:00am Registration Desk open. Continental breakfast.

9:00am MGC Annual Meeting

10:00am Researching “Birds of a Feather”: How Prosopography, Cluster
Studies, and Record Linkage Techniques Can Help Put New Leaves On Your
Family Tree. Mel Wolfgang www.jonathansheppardbooks.com

11:15am Panel Discussion: Federal and State Regulations Affecting
Access to Records http://ancestralmanor.com/?tabid=118

12:15pm Full Buffet Lunch and Discussion tables with Professional
Genealogists.

1:30pm Breakout Sessions.
*Sleuthing in the Stacks: Using Uncommon Resources to Uncover
Genealogical Clues. Mel Wolfgang www.jonathansheppardbooks.com
*Beyond the Census: Local History in Federal Records. Horace Waters
www.archives.gov/northeast
*When and How to Hire a Professional: Greater Boston Chapter,
Association of Professional Genealogists www.apgen.org
*So You Think You are Ready To Go To Ireland! The Irish Ancestral
Research Association www.tiara.ie
*French & Native North American Marriages, 1600-1800: Paul Bunnell
www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com/page/page/1005059.htm
*Legacy Crafts Scrapbooking: Debbie Morehouse
www.home.gwi.net/~legacycrafts
*Publishing your Research into an Exciting Presentation using
Passage Express Software: Theresa Dewhurst www.passageexpress.com
*Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
http://www.aahgs-ne.org/
*The Master Genealogist (TMG) The family history software that does
it all! Bob Velke www.whollygenes.com
*Legacy Family Tree software New England User's Group John Lisle
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/
*International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) John Blair
http://www.isogg.org/

3:15pm FGS Boston 2006 Panel discussion: Preparing for the Federation of
Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference - AND how to get a $20
registration discount!

4:15pm Announcements, Door Prizes

THE MASSACHUSETTS GENEALOGICAL COUNCIL
Annual Meeting and Seminar
Saturday, April 22, 2006
The Conference Center at Marlborough, Massachusetts
Call 781-209-8861 or visit
http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/annualconference.htm

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